Kebab Bistro Authentic Parsi Food in Dubai

– Kebab Bistro serves authentic and tasty Parsi food in a tiny microcosm of a neighbourhood just behind the main post office in Al Wasl road in Dubai. It’s not somewhere you would come across as you were doing your errands or walking around, you have to look for it but it’s worth seeking out.

What did DoinDubai like about Kebab Bistro?

The outdoor seating area in a QUIET road with potted plants and greenery for decoration. Don’t think The Farm in Al Barari, more simple Greek Taverna on peaceful holiday island

The food – Kebab Bistro specializes in Parsi cuisine – food that is typical of an ethnic group who originated in Iran but settled in large numbers in Bombay, and their dishes are tasty, different from typical Indian cuisine and well worth trying out.

I would recommend the spiced minced lamb cutlets Parsi style and sizzling kebabs either chicken or lamb. Another authentic Bombay dish from the chaat menu is a dahi papdi chaat – a savoury cold dish made with yoghurt and tamarind sauce and crunchy pastry shells stuffed with delicate, crispy Bombay mix type ingredients. One was enough to share between two people.

The Parsis have adopted a particular Britishness to their cooking (so you get dishes such as cutlets for mains and custards for pudding) but incorporated the spices of Iran and India for amazing results. Their custard pudding was better than I have eaten in many fancier restaurants and was more like a rich crème brulee than custard – again we shared one between two.

And to drink ? Try the recommended fresh sugar cane juice that I thought went down easier diluted with water than on it’s own, another very Bombay seaside offering.

And to top things off, service was excellent and prices very reasonable.

Where is Kebab Bistro located?

If you’re coming from Burj Al Arab side then take a right just before the main Post Office on Al Wasl road, just after the Emarat petrol pump (quite far down, well past Safa Park), take the first right again and go down the road till you see the Kardouche bakery. Park anywhere here, then walk down the alley with the picture of the Mona Lisa ! Kebab Bistro is at the end. It’s actually on Road 6A. Their website has quite a good map.

What’s the deal at Kebab Bistro?

All subscribers to DoinDubai get:

a FREE item of their choice from the Chaat menu (typical savoury streetfood snacks) when they order any main course

AND the chance to win 2 prizes of a traditional Parsi buffet lunch for 2 !

DoinDubai visited in the evening on a Friday, it was busy but certainly not overfull, you may have to wait for a table as seating area is limited. This is not a fine dining, hotel type restaurant but one of those refreshingly simple authentic cafes where you would feel very comfortable with your family.

They cater for parties of more than 10 people and also do home delivery, apparently also to the Ranches, but this hasn’t been tested as yet ! They are open from 11 am to 11pm.

And please do share on Facebook, I’m sure your friends would love to know..Thanks Monica.

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW OVER (but you still get the free chaat when ordering a main course, just take the latest edition of the DoinDubai NEWSLETTER or show them the NEWSLETTER on your phone!)

Just make sure you are a subscriber to DoinDubai, and tell me the name of the now deceased Parsi lead singer of a famous British rock group. There’s a couple of clues in the following sentence:

Thanks for subscribing, I’ll send you a voucher for a free chaat item later today. The restaurant is located just off Al Wasl road, so between Safa Park and the Post office is a Emarat petrol pump, turn right here, then immediately first right again, go down this road till you see the Kardouche bakery, park anywhere here, then walk down the alley, full location details are on the need to know page in the blog. Kindest regards, Monica

Hi Monica, Im not sure how to subscribe to your blog. I love parsi food, so your post immediately caught my attention. I haven’t found a restaurant in Dubai that serves good Parsi food, so I would like to check this out. In answer to your question above, its ‘Freddy Mercury’ from the rock band Queen! He also studied for a short while at a boarding school ‘St.Peters’ in Panchgani. Your blog is interesting! Sarah

Thanks Sarah, that’s great, to subscribe just pop your email id in the subscribe box which you’ll find below the orange RSS button at the right of the post, this is on every page of the blog. Put your email id in, then press enter or follow. Go to your email inbox and you’ll get an email confirming whether you are following doindubai. Simply confirm that you are, it’s just a click. And that’s it ! I’ll send you your voucher and enter you for the competition.

I’ll also copy this comment to your email, let me know if you get stuck,

Hi Lesley, you need to subscribe to the blog to get the voucher and competition entry, just put your email address in the subscribe box, press enter, then check your mail for the confirmation you are following. I then get a notification you have subscribed and will send you your voucher straight awaay. Let me know if you get stuck, should be easy though, thanks again, Monica

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